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Next time you see a vulture picking over a carcass, say 'thank you!'

Jonathan Lambert

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures are on the decline, allowing for the emergence of disease.

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Survey finds South Bay residents reporting health symptoms tied to sewage crisis
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UNAIDS report warns that HIV progress is at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
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Higher premiums and lost coverage: How Trump’s budget will change health care in California

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After a traumatic C-section, journalist takes on the medicalization of birth

Tonya Mosley

When Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the history of C-sections in her book, Invisible Labor.
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After gun violence, who cleans up the street? Philadelphia takes on a traumatic task

Sammy Caiola

After a shooting, relatives or neighbors of the victim are sometimes left to clean up human remains on their own. Philadelphia's new program will start addressing that fraught task.
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Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion

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Abortion rights will be on the ballot in 10 states this November, meaning tens of millions of voters will decide whether to protect reproductive rights in their state constitutions.
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Her father was killed in a climate-driven flood. Here's how she's remembering him

Rebecca Hersher

Mandy Messinger is one of hundreds who lose loved ones to climate-linked extreme weather each year in the U.S. Her father Craig Messinger was killed in a 2021 flash flood in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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After leaving a so-called 'abortion desert,' this doctor worries about what's next

Avery Keatley

Anne Banfield left West Virginia in early 2022 and is now an OB-GYN in Maryland. As the 2024 election approaches, she fears more change and uncertainty is on the way.
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The new obesity drugs work, but it's a dilemma when people have to stop taking them

Yuki Noguchi

There are lots of reasons people have to stop taking the new weight loss drugs: cost, shortages, side effects and life events. And the weight usually comes back, doctors say.
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New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody's happy.

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Diane Webber

The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an abortion is necessary and legal under the state's strict ban. The rules were widely panned at a recent public hearing.
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Limited testing of raw milk for bird flu leaves safety questions unanswered

Pien Huang

Chiara Eisner

An avian flu outbreak in dairy herds has stoked tensions between the federal government and raw milk advocates. Milk testing could provide assurances and useful data, but some farmers oppose it.
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New malaria vaccine delivered for the first time

Ari Daniel

The Central African Republic is the first country to receive thousands of doses of a new malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization last October.
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ADHD diagnoses are rising. 1 in 9 U.S. kids have gotten one, new study finds

Maria Godoy

ADHD is an ongoing and expanding public health concern, according to researchers studying the disorder. One million more U.S. children were diagnosed in 2022 compared to 2016, a new study shows.